Talk:James Danandjaja

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 01:01, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that James Danandjaja, an expert on Indonesian folklore and the pioneer of Indonesian folkloristics, also learned ballet and modern dance? Source: Southeast Asian Personalities of Chinese Descent: A Biographical Dictionary, pp. 222 ("He is known as the first Indonesian folklore specialist, and is the author of Indonesian Folklore (1984), Japanese Folklore (1997), and Chinese Folklore (2007).") & 223 ("He did not forget his interest in ballet though, so even while studying at UC Berkeley, he registered for the Martha Graham Style Contemporary Dance.")
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Moved to mainspace by Arsonal (talk). Self-nominated at 23:10, 24 January 2023 (UTC).

• Article is new, long enough and neutral. It cites sources inline. "Earwig's Copyvio Detector" reports moderate (18%) rate of text similarity with one source and "comments copyvio unlikely". The hook is well-formatted and interesting. Its length is within limit. I AGF fort its fact's accuracy with the source given, since the source is offline. QPQ was done. Good to go. CeeGee 10:35, 1 February 2023 (UTC)

Notes on print sources

There are print sources that can be investigated further.

In its June 2005 edition, the Indonesian magazine d'Maestro published an article by Rini Clara titled "James Danandjaja: Tak Ingin Seperti Pohon Pisang" (Refusing to be a Banana Tree), in which he discusses his reasoning behind writing prolifically and in which his incorporation of humor into folklore studies is explained. There is no digital copy of this source, and it does not appear to be listed in library catalogs.

An issue in the 2005 volume of Buletin PSMTI, the bulletin of the Chinese Indonesian Clans Social Association, is more widely available in academic libraries and appears to reprint this article. Danandjaja also explains the background behind his Indonesianized surname, which is another name of Arjuna. —Arsonal (talk + contribs)— 17:42, 25 January 2023 (UTC)